Goff Rugby Report

22/07/2025

August is approaching and as you're getting those back-to-school vibes, maybe take a look at this vid and sign up for or update your Next Phase Rugby profile. College search time is now!

Communication with college coaches, even (maybe especially) with coaches from programs you won't be applying to, is a huge part of how you handle your Next P...

22/07/2025

Did the RWC hosting video #1 and here's the written version in case you don't want to look at Goff's stupid face for 20 minutes.

A Column by Alex Goff (transcribed from the below video)—One of the things that keeps coming up that people want to talk to me about on a regular basis is the Rugby World Cup—Not the one that's happening for the women in just a couple of months, not the one that's happening for the men just a co...

22/07/2025

So we've got a series of vids coming out talking about the Rugby World Cups of 2031 and 2033. How is preparation, planning, etc. going. We'll talk about money, also.

Here's the first installment.

The USA is hosting the Men's Rugby World Cup in 2031 and the Women's Rugby World Cup in 2033. What is being done to find venues and host cities?Let's get int...

21/07/2025

Some USA vs England analysis and a look ahead.

Was the USA's loss to England a big old problem? We don't think so. Losing a test match 40-5 is not exactly rare. Just take a look at these results from July: Ireland 34 Georgia 5 Chile 40 Romania 16 England 35 Argentina 12 New Zealand 43 France 17 South Africa 45 Italy 0 Ireland 106 Portugal 7 Urug...

21/07/2025

We've got have unity. Is this a step toward it?

The College Rugby Association of America (CRAA) has announced that women's collegiate teams that are dual-registered will be eligible to compete in CRAA's Spring National Championship Pathway. What this essentially means is the door is open for teams registered with NCR who compete in NCR's fall pla...

20/07/2025

I would just like to say that while I have spoken to Steve Borthwick (briefly) before and knew he was a good dude, George Ford was class up and down the mountain. I have a new appreciation for his character after this press conference.

(You have to say "Class" with a really clipped A because he's a Northerner. Class, right?)

USA Rugby
England Rugby

20/07/2025

Some great pics from David Hughes in our review of USA vs England.

England beat the USA Saturday night in front of over 19,000 in yet another lightning-interrupted test match, putting two different kinds of exclamation points on the midsummer games for both teams. For England, this capped off a 3-0 tour of Argentina and the USA in which they blooded about 10 new ca...

20/07/2025

St. Bonaventure University Rugby and Belmont Shore Youth Rugby standout Manu Taula got his Prusmack Award trophy Friday. We talk about that.
United States Rugby Foundation
National Collegiate Rugby

20/07/2025

Sacred Heart University Women's Rugby star Aly Cunningham received her Prusmack Award trophy Friday night. We caught up with her at the event.
Catholic Memorial
Wisconsin Girls' Rugby
NCAA Womens Rugby
United States Rugby Foundation

20/07/2025

Post-match press conference comments from USA MNT 15s Head Coach Scott Lawrence and captain Benjamin Bonassio.

20/07/2025

Highlights from USA WNT vs Fiji WNT. Used with approval.

19/07/2025

And more post-match reaction. Hope Rogers.